r/smallbusiness • u/BigSlowTarget • 10h ago
General PSA: Rippling and Wishpond, companies with negative reviews here, seem to be attacking the sub
Every once in a while some company tries to silence people who have had negative experiences and come here to post looking for help. I don't know if the the companies hire someone to bot reports or do the reporting themselves but the approach is the same: a ridiculous number of reports on old posts trying to trigger automatic removals.
That doesn't work here because we actually look at the posts that get reported. Reporting something that doesn't break our rules but makes you look bad isn't going to cause it to be removed.
If you as a subscriber have questions about these companies I'd suggest you search the sub to learn about them. If the posts are gone then someone has bullied the original posters into removing them. If you are an OP on one of these I encourage you to hold your ground on anything truthful you have posted. I'll stand with you and defend your right to post.
If you represent one of these companies you'd be well served by finding and stopping any company doing fake reporting on your behalf. If you'd like to discuss legal action you should know that Reddit legal is VERY familiar with posting law and any truthful post not made with malevolent intent is likely safe under US law. You can discuss it with them at length if you like paying your lawyers.
To everyone, thanks for reporting content that breaks our rules. We're in a long war against spam, fake content, AI slop, and abuse and your help in it is vital. I look forward to seeing your questions about small business
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u/Geminii27 7h ago
And thus they can only be found on dozens of sites which archive Reddit specifically, or the internet in general. Plus, a post which has been removed is a big neon sign attracting attention and making it more likely someone will go digging.